BMW boosted U.S. sales of its 3-series cars 63 percent last month, helping the automaker set a June record and narrowing the luxury-vehicle lead of Mercedes-Benz.
Shanghai GM has just unveiled the top version of the popular Buick LaCrosse sedan in China, with its debut of the LaCrosse 3.0-liter V6 SIDI IntelliTech Flagship model.
American Honda posted a 10 percent gain in June sales, to 136,915 units, buoyed by strong showings by the Accord and Civic, as well as its light truck offerings, the company said today.
Datsun -- that's right we said Datsun -- revealed teaser sketches on Tuesday of its first new generation car, which will be unveiled in New Delhi, India on July 15. Normally
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA on Tuesday (2 July) said it had sold 10m units of the Camry, America's top-selling car for the past 11 years, and accounting for almost a fifth of all the vehicles Toyota has sold in the US since volume sales began with the Tiara back in 1963.
At Toyota, the latest bywords are "speed" and "efficiency."
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2 Jul, 2013
Honda has introduced the new Jazz ES Plus to the range and offers more kit as standard
General Motors and Honda announced a long-term agreement on Tuesday to collaborate on the production of next-generation fuel-cell system and hydrogen storage technologies.
With their ability to store huge amounts of energy, ultracapacitors are creeping into stop-start technologies. Here, Matthew Beecham talked with Jeremy Cowperthwaite, VP and GM of the Engine Starting Group of Maxwell Technologies Inc about the potential for ultracapacitors in automotive applications.
The 2013 Nissan GT Academy starts today, which means competitors and anyone else can get their first look at Polyphony Digital's and#8220;
For being named European Car of the Year in 1988, gathering the largest number of votes in the history of the award, the Peugeot 405 is one tough car to find on our shores.
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3 Jul, 2013
Exclusive images show how new Lamborghini Gallardo will look when it is unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show
New car sales in Germany in June fell by 5% year-on-year to 282,900 units, leaving the German car market for the first half 8% off last year's pace, according to data issued by the German auto industry trade association VDA.
General Motors and Honda announced in New York today (2 July) a "long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame".
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